Asked by: Chris Bryant (Labour - Rhondda)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations she has received, and from whom, regarding conducting a review of the Report of the Daniel Morgan Independent Panel.
Answered by Victoria Atkins - Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
The Home Secretary is working with the Chair of the Daniel Morgan Independent Panel to agree a date for publication. The Home Secretary has not yet received the report from the DMIP. The Home Secretary has a responsibility to review the report to ensure publication complies with human rights obligations and that it doesn’t cause any risk to national security should either arise. As soon as the Home Secretary receives the report and has discharged her responsibilities, she will agree a date for publication of the report.
The Home Secretary has confirmed she hasn’t had any substantive engagement or discussions with the MP for Maidenhead regarding the report of the Daniel Morgan Independent Panel.
The Home Secretary’s review is purely for the purpose of ensuring that the publication of the report does not breach her human rights and national security responsibilities in relation to publication. The Home Secretary is fully aware of her responsibilities and is committed to complying with them.
The Home Secretary has been advised by Home Office lawyers and has received advice from external Counsel.
Asked by: Chris Bryant (Labour - Rhondda)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the hon. Member for Maidenhead on the report of the Daniel Morgan Independent Panel.
Answered by Victoria Atkins - Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
The Home Secretary is working with the Chair of the Daniel Morgan Independent Panel to agree a date for publication. The Home Secretary has not yet received the report from the DMIP. The Home Secretary has a responsibility to review the report to ensure publication complies with human rights obligations and that it doesn’t cause any risk to national security should either arise. As soon as the Home Secretary receives the report and has discharged her responsibilities, she will agree a date for publication of the report.
The Home Secretary has confirmed she hasn’t had any substantive engagement or discussions with the MP for Maidenhead regarding the report of the Daniel Morgan Independent Panel.
The Home Secretary’s review is purely for the purpose of ensuring that the publication of the report does not breach her human rights and national security responsibilities in relation to publication. The Home Secretary is fully aware of her responsibilities and is committed to complying with them.
The Home Secretary has been advised by Home Office lawyers and has received advice from external Counsel.
Asked by: Chris Bryant (Labour - Rhondda)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will agree a date with the (a) family of Daniel Morgan and (b) Daniel Morgan Independent Panel for the publication of the panel’s report.
Answered by Victoria Atkins - Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
The Home Secretary is working with the Chair of the Daniel Morgan Independent Panel to agree a date for publication. The Home Secretary has not yet received the report from the DMIP. The Home Secretary has a responsibility to review the report to ensure publication complies with human rights obligations and that it doesn’t cause any risk to national security should either arise. As soon as the Home Secretary receives the report and has discharged her responsibilities, she will agree a date for publication of the report.
The Home Secretary has confirmed she hasn’t had any substantive engagement or discussions with the MP for Maidenhead regarding the report of the Daniel Morgan Independent Panel.
The Home Secretary’s review is purely for the purpose of ensuring that the publication of the report does not breach her human rights and national security responsibilities in relation to publication. The Home Secretary is fully aware of her responsibilities and is committed to complying with them.
The Home Secretary has been advised by Home Office lawyers and has received advice from external Counsel.
Asked by: Chris Bryant (Labour - Rhondda)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the timetable is for his Department to respond to it's consultation on the draft Domestic Violence and Abuse Bill; and what the timetable is for further steps to be taken in relation to that Bill.
Answered by Victoria Atkins - Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
On 8 March we launched a 12 week public consultation on proposals for a landmark domestic abuse Bill and a supporting package of practical action to transform the response to domestic abuse. The consultation closed on 31 May. Over 3,200 responses to the consultation were received. The responses to the consultation are being considered and a draft Bill will be published later this session.
Asked by: Chris Bryant (Labour - Rhondda)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the timetable is for his Department to respond to it's consultation on the draft Domestic Violence and Abuse Bill; and what the timetable is for further steps to be taken in relation to that Bill.
Answered by Victoria Atkins - Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
On 8 March we launched a 12 week public consultation on proposals for a landmark domestic abuse Bill and a supporting package of practical action to transform the response to domestic abuse. The consultation closed on 31 May. Over 3,200 responses to the consultation were received. The responses to the consultation are being considered and a draft Bill will be published later this session.
Asked by: Chris Bryant (Labour - Rhondda)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the number of non-UK EU citizens working in the NHS in (a) Wales, (b) Northern Ireland and (c) Scotland.
Answered by Caroline Nokes
Statistics on the number of people in the NHS workforce for Wales are the responsibility of the Welsh government and are published at http://gov.wales/statistics-and-research/staff-directly-employed-nhs/?lang=en
Statistics on numbers of people directly employed in health & social care (HSC) staff in Northern Ireland is the responsibility of the Department of Health and are published at https://www.health-ni.gov.uk/articles/staff-numbers
Statistics on the number of people in the NHS workforce for Scotland are the responsibility of the Scottish government and are published at http://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Workforce/
Asked by: Chris Bryant (Labour - Rhondda)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential effect of the introduction of minimum unit pricing for alcohol on the number of assaults on emergency service workers.
Answered by Victoria Atkins - Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
The Government is clear about the value we place on the role of our police officers and emergency service workers in cutting crime and keeping our communities safe. That is why we are supporting the Assaults on Emergency Workers Bill, which will increase penalties available to those who attack emergency service workers. This Bill sends a clear message that we will not tolerate attacks on emergency service workers.
Public Health England's evidence review of the public health burden of alcohol and the cost-effectiveness of alcohol control policies presents strong international evidence to show that price-based interventions can be effective in reducing levels of consumption and the harms associated with alcohol.
Minimum Unit Pricing and its effects will continue to remain under review pending the impact of its implementation in Scotland.
Asked by: Chris Bryant (Labour - Rhondda)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will discuss with Airbnb the security implications of the requirement by some hosts for guests to send the photograph page of their passport to secure a booking.
Answered by Brandon Lewis
The Government recognises the importance of appropriate identity checking processes. It is a matter for each organisation to determine how this is done in a way that protects them and their customers.
Asked by: Chris Bryant (Labour - Rhondda)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the cost to the public purse of providing non-UK EU nationals with identification documentation after the UK leaves the EU.
Answered by Brandon Lewis
Work is underway to scope the requirements of the system for EU citizens living in the UK to obtain settled status. It is too early to determine the precise requirement for administering the new settlement scheme and administrative costs of this, as this is dependent on the detail of what is agreed during negotiations with the European Union. Further detail will be confirmed as these details become known.
The Government’s policy paper (Cm 9464), which was laid before Parliament on 26 June, sets out our proposals that EU citizens who arrive in the UK before the specified date and have five years’ continuous residence in the UK will be able to apply for UK settled status.
We will publish further detail on the specifics of the new application process for settled status in due course.
Asked by: Chris Bryant (Labour - Rhondda)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the (a) total and (b) additional number of staff her Department will need to employ to process identification documentation for non-UK EU citizens after the UK leaves the EU.
Answered by Brandon Lewis
On 28 June the Government published its offer for EU citizens in the UK and UK nationals in the EU on their rights and status after the UK leaves the EU.
The immigration system that will operate after the UK leaves the EU will be agreed by the process of negotiation that is now underway between the UK and our partners in the EU. Once the details of that system have been agreed, the Home Office will ensure that the necessary resources will be available to implement and operate the system effectively and efficiently, alongside all other aspects of the Government’s existing plans to transform the operation of the immigration system. The Government will provide further detail in due course.